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    Posted: February 27 2023 at 11:48
This is A Rum Tale of Good Captain Clack, A Salty Dog who sailed his ship, the Homburg, Beyond the Pale of Ireland, charting a Pilgrim's Progress across the vast Atlantic Ocean. The weather omens were good, and the captain always believed there's Something Magic about setting off on a long voyage when the sun Shines On Brightly upon white fluffy clouds glowing A Whiter Shade of Pale.  He carried with him a Souvenir of London from the Grand Hotel to remind him of Home. He'd always had An Old English Dream to follow the route of the Conquistadors to the New World in search of gold, when often all they discovered was Fool's Gold, and Quite Rightly So. Before leaving, the captain said The Long Goodbye to his Simple Sister Mary and wished her Toujours L'amour. She kept the Home Fires burning while he was Bringing Home the Bacon away at sea. His loyal crew stocked the ship with a Kaleidoscope of Exotic Birds and Fruit baskets and All This and More besides for the long voyage ahead. The crew relieved Boredom by entertaining themselves with Whaling Stories and they all remembered the cautionary tale of The Wreck of the Hesperus, when a disastrous Power Failure led to the ship hitting rocks, and the Hesperus' crew were tossed helplessly Into the Flood and left Holding On to the ship's wreckage for dear life, when even those As Strong as Samson were About to Die. Cry

All songs in Blue Highlights by Procol Harum

 5 stars 1972: Procol Harum - Live in Concert with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra -  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LtCNWuQkyzwAweJro2030iX
 4 stars 1974: Procol Harum - Exotic Birds and Fruit - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1Ltinw7bx-EKP2GDqtP6Y_sM
 5 stars 1977: Procol Harum - BBC Sight & Sound in Concert - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LsYNfYua7LiGFUaXTmvztvv
 4 stars 1991: Procol Harum - The Prodigal Stranger - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1Lv1kPkcq4W2KfHeLoqF4dda
 4 stars 2003: Procol Harum - The Well's on Fire -  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LvkLzd9s9moCQPjFDEpYdvV
 5 stars 2004: Procol Harum - Live at Union Chapel, London - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1Ls6xItSLUbu9kSbXvaW1mdU
 5 stars 2006: Procol Harum - In Concert with the Danish National Concert Orchestra - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LsWuj3szv0ANQtF1peQEWqI

 4 stars 1996: The Gary Brooker Ensemble - Within Our House - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_n2TbG1XnocJEOVuxwKfVaYIGq_KfU6Pvc

 4 stars 1973: Matthew Fisher - Journey's End - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLF5D68F55711C3031
 4 stars 1974: Matthew Fisher - I'll Be There
 3 stars 1990: Matthew Fisher - A Salty Dog Returns
 3 stars 2017: Matthew Fisher and Friends - A Pilgrim's Promise - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lMvnRpzrICE5pVzk7dTUZ4TEn8swgO1rw

 4 stars 1972: Mick Grabham - Mick the Lad - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVkeeMJKcVI

 3 stars 1970: Liquorice John Death - Ain't Nothin' to Get Excited About - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUrQ3GzE7RU

 3 stars 1965: The Paramounts - Whiter Shades of R & B - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxWu3iPVoYQmIp5Vy_yW0MBzLo_t1lTrN

 4 stars 1973: Robin Trower - Twice Removed from Yesterday -  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LsxK4ekEQYcNmTdgmKpiE3J
 5 stars 1975: Robin Trower - Robin Trower Live - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LvX374O2YsV_22I3Iyvuq61
 4 stars 1978: Robin Trower - Caravan to Midnight - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LtWYY8cmI1WUhZl96MHrZ_1
 3 stars 1980: Robin Trower - Victims of the Fury - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1Ltbm2fCWopGaaJzslvz27ey
 4 stars 1980: Robin Trower - Rock Goes to College - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LsO4MwcgaiitcHWJiturawd
 4 stars 1981: Robin Trower, Jack Bruce & Bill Lordan - B.L.T. - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LvlUmCRgAAAI-mBouNYz4Bb
 4 stars 1982: Robin Trower, Jack Bruce & Reg Isidore - Truce - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LspGxgUHWeg8joxSeZ4ZiWi
 4 stars 1990: Robin Trower - In the Line of Fire - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1Lu8dpQLSdVxZekYlLZn1OQc
 3 stars 2005: Robin Trower - Another Day's Blues - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LvK8RgnF9ipIIhfz3k4L7wr
 3 stars 2007: Robin Trower & Jack Bruce - Seven Moons - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LujBjU1Jl_QviXSf2iFTjPL
 3 stars 2009: Robin Trower & Jack Bruce - Songs from the Road - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LsDuje7-ptSfV2fN7bekN4w
 3 stars 2010: Robin Trower - The Playful Heart - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LtAt9IExKtIKY7
 3 stars 2014: Robin Trower - Something's About to Change - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1Lv2A21FZW4xbvfSq4t8m3Cq
 3 stars 2016: Robin Trower - Where You Are Going To - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LvXrBGwYyhO0Rgqc8-qxzNC
 3 stars 2019: Robin Trower - Coming Closer to the Day - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LsWSC_bs71vk7W4EFHFQqPu
 4 stars 2020: Robin Trower, Maxi Priest & Livingstone Brown - United State of Mind - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LseMCHVcx8QcL4_ErNUlLkm

 3 stars 1974: Geoff Whitehorn - Whitehorn - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvBNV8-XuNw
                  


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4 stars 1968: Shine on Brightly

This one is my sure PH favourite. Tongue
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Originally posted by David_D David_D wrote:


4 stars 1968: Shine on Brightly

This one is my sure PH favourite. Tongue
These are my Top 7 favourites, which made some Procol Harum fans go a whiter shade of pale when they saw how offbeat my list is, but then again, what's new!? Embarrassed

1. The Long Goodbye 
2. In Concert with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra 
3. The Prodigal Stranger 
4. Grand Hotel 
5. Procol Harum 
6. Shine On Brightly 
7. Something Magic 
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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Originally posted by David_D David_D wrote:


<span style="white-space:pre">     </span>4 stars<span style=": rgb248, 248, 252;"> 1968: Shine on Brightly</span>
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<span style=": rgb248, 248, 252;"><span style="white-space:pre">     </span>This one is my sure PH favourite. Tongue</span>

These are my Top 7 favourites, which made some Procol Harum fans go a whiter shade of pale when they saw how offbeat my list is, but then again, what's new!? Embarrassed

<div style=": rgb248, 248, 252;">1. The Long Goodbye 
<div style=": rgb248, 248, 252;">2. In Concert with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra <div style=": rgb248, 248, 252;">3. The Prodigal Stranger <div style=": rgb248, 248, 252;">4. Grand Hotel <div style=": rgb248, 248, 252;">5. Procol Harum <div style=": rgb248, 248, 252;">6. Shine On Brightly <div style=": rgb248, 248, 252;">7. Something Magic 




Well that’s surely is up with your usual offbeat approach
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^ A-ha, but I do remember you saying at the time that you agreed with my Procol Harum Top 7. Wink
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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

These are my Top 7 favourites, which made some Procol Harum fans go a whiter shade of pale when they saw how offbeat my list is, but then again, what's new!? Embarrassed
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No problem with me here. Big smile
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A Whiter Shade of Pale - The Story Behind the Song.
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When I was very young, having idols was more like a teenage matter, but yes, times are a changin'. Big smile
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I see a lot of albums here that should be 5 stars. And a few that should be 2 stars. Lol.
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Originally posted by SteveG SteveG wrote:

I see a lot of albums here that should be 5 stars. And a few that should be 2 stars. Lol.

I dare not even ask which albums deserve only 2 stars. Tongue
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Top Procol

Tops: 
Debut, Shine On, Edmonton

Below:
Home, Barricades, Sailor

the rest: (between ** and ***)
the rest

the pits:
Worm & Tree, Prodigal Stranger (bad 80's production)


Top Trower:

Tops:
Bridges, Twice Removed , Live, BBC sessions

Below:
For Earth, Misty Days

Even more below:
City Dreams, Caravan @ 24h, BLT

The rest: (between ** and ***)
the rest







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 5 stars 1967: Procol Harum - Procol Harum - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LsKZlHvjSnF0rGn-iLZJ4OE

An extended version of Repent Walpurgis from Procol Harum's self-titled debut, which is quite possibly the first ever Progressive Rock album. Ermm



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Matthew Fisher wins the court case for his share of copyright royalties due for his iconic organ solo on A Whiter Shade of Pale, which Gary Brooker mockingly describes as "A Darker Shade of Black" for justice, but was it really seventy years ago since the classic song was originally written and recorded!?? Channel 4 News seems to think so. Disapprove 



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For those who know the history of Procol Harum - named after someone's cat - the band had "overnight success" with A White Shade of Pale in 1967, but that success was around four years in the making with the birth of Gary Brooker's original band The Paramounts in 1963 and Whiter Shades of R & B. Smile

3 stars 1965: The Paramounts - Whiter Shades of R & B - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxWu3iPVoYQmIp5Vy_yW0MBzLo_t1lTrN



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Procol Harum's complete, unexpurgated Beat Club performance from 1971, including studio chatter between Gary Brooker and the band. Thumbs Up




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Giorgio Moroder & Munich Machine - A Whiter Shade of Disco
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My Top 10 Procol Harum Songs (in alphabetical order)

Broken Barricades
Grand Hotel
Homburg
The Long Goodbye
Pilgrim's Progress
Quite Rightly So
Repent Walpurgis
A Salty Dog
Simple Sister
A Whiter Shade of Pale


The Long Goodbye (featuring the explosive ending to Zabriskie Point)
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4 stars 1968: Procol Harum - Shine on Brightly - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LtRhKh3YljL2xyEVYjZ4d66

Procol Harum's second album, generally regarded as their best, and Quite Rightly So. Smile



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Just finished listening to Shine on Brightly.  I gave it a 5 star review on PA, and it remains one of my favorite albums.  Also extremely fond of A Salty Dog, Home, and Broken Barricades.  Grand Hotel & Exotic Birds not too far behind that.  Oh, and the debut record of course.  So yeah, I'm a fan.
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4 stars 1969: Procol Harum - A Salty Dog - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LvlFtifWDwD9nny_MVLowCO

Procol Harum's third album has a nautical theme (no kidding!) with an album cover based on Player's Navy Cut cigarettes. This was the last Procol Harum album to feature Matthew Fisher (organ) and Dave Knights (bass).



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